[GentleHands McCoy]

I have a recto 4x12 OS (slant) and it is the greatest cab I have ever played. Depending on the rest of your signal chain it could sound loose I suppose. But I have never got mine to sound loose :lol:

The only other cab I think that might give it competition is the Uberkab, which I have not played.

I am buying a recto 2x12 in the next week too.

Even people that don't like how a v30 OS cab sounds in a room can't deny that it is most highly regarded recording cabs (heavy music). So its a sure fire bet for that.

 

[GentleHands McCoy]

Or, order an Avatar 4x12 with V30's :agreed:

I had an Avatar 112 I really really liked, but you can get Mesa's for around the same price used. Recto cabs routinely pop up for around $500 used. Stilleto cab will be a lot harder to find though.

 

[GentleHands McCoy]

Yes.

I've got one of each--a Stiletto cab and a Rectifier cab--and the Recto cab sits in my basement, waiting for someone to buy it. If you're playing hard rock, slamming big open chords, or stoner/doom, where you want maximum sludge, they're really great cabs. They sound positively monstrous. However, the bass response is so massive and boomy, that it just doesn't work for fast, accurate metal rhythm. Division is a pretty thrashy band, so the tight low end I get from my Stiletto cab is a must. I also use C90s, for the same reason, since V30s aren't as tight on the bottom, so aren't the best match for the looser low end of the Stiletto. They work better with Rectos, especially the dark Roadster, but you have to break them in first.

Maybe you just need to use a ceramicbridge :idea: :lol:

To be fair though there are lots of "tight" (thrash/death) bands that use Recto cabs live and in the studio.

 

[GentleHands McCoy]

I think Dave prefers his sag to come from his pickups, vs. from a looser cab sound. :shrug:

The only thing Dave and I agree on gear wise is that Jackson guitars kick ass :lol:

 

[GentleHands McCoy]

the OS sucks at tight thrashing

I couldn't hear you over the sound of a tight thrashing Mesa OS 412

:fawk:

 

[GentleHands McCoy]

Owning both of them, I will just say that I think that the OS with either the 30s or 90s is completely capable of super tight thrashing.

You have a Stilleto 412 with v30s?

I'm about to get a mesa 212, and I know I love the recto 212 from trying it numerous times, but I am kind of interested in the stilleto 212.

How would you compare the 412 versions?

 

[GentleHands McCoy]

Oh, I thought you had a stilleto.

If anyone can compare the recto 212 to the stilleto 212 let me know what you think. I'm pulling the trigger on one or the other by the end of the day.

 

[GentleHands McCoy]

Also, load the c90 one with electro voice black labels! Thats what Cannibal Corpse uses live and it sounds awesome! :metal:

 

[GentleHands McCoy]

Back when he was still using Mesa, we opened for Testament, and he was touring with the standard sized cabs. Skolnick was using a Marshall Mode 4 (WTF?) and standard sized Marshall cabs. Now, Peterson is using the 5150 III, with the (you guessed it) 5150 III cabs that are standard sized.

:fawk:

The gathering was recorded with OS's though. But yeah, I like the standard sized cabs too. Might go for a stilleto for my upcoming 212 purchase for some variety.